All data pertaining to five days are scraped from the memory banks, courteously of hendricks and tonic. Author virginia mcclain will speak at brandon university on monday, march 11. Blades edge chronicles of gensokai by virginia mcclain. Oct 14, 2017 traitors hope is quite a long novel and im not familiar with the japanese wordsterms, but the author included a glossary of terms in the beginning of the book for easy access. Ive read jc kang s other series in this same world and it s.
Read more about virginias books and how a day in her life looks like. Blades edge by virginia mcclain is a deeply immersive secondary world fantasy that tells the story of two young girls growing up with magic in a world where. Blades edge chronicles of gensokai book 1 book 1 kindle edition by mcclain, virginia. I think it would be doing better if i were better at marketing and publicity, but im working on it.
Exploring a world ripe for the picking, be comes off as a novel out of its time, but in a good way, creating a sort of mysticism not often seen in todays literary. It was the gorgeous cover and the intriguing blurb that encouraged me to give this book. Book three victoria marmot and the shadow of death. Virginia writes fantasy and science fiction novels and already has two books published. The book could be purchased by a big five publisher and unleashed on the world for everyone to read. As a way to generate more buzz for the launch of the second book i am trying to attract more attention to the first book as well. An independently produced fantasy novel, featuring badass female main characters, inspired by feudal japanese samurai culture. An interview with virginia mcclain, author of blades edge. The storyline is unique and those who are fascinated with the east asia or japanese culture, as well as fantasy fiction novels, this book. The kisoshi, elite warriors with elemental powers, have served as the rulers and protectors of the.
Photo courtesy of virginiamcclain mcclain is the author of five novels in print. The pathos of these characters is communicated so well by mcclain, and you feel for them deeply as the story unfolds. So glad i downloaded a sample, and i will soon be purchasing a copy of book 2. Separated from each other and the only home they have ever known, orphans mishi and taka are. It was published january 23rd of 2015 and its sequel will be launching in the spring of 2016 before may. If you enjoyed blades edge and traitors hope and are looking for more asian inspired fantasy, this series would be an excellent choice. This is the first volume of the chronicles of gensokai series. Blades edge chronicles of gensokai mcclain, virginia on. Blades edge, by virginia mcclain, is an excellent fantasy novel that will keep readers turning the pages. The book was selfpublished by the author on january 23rd, 2015 and is available as an e book and paperback. Separated from each other and the only home they have ever known, orphans mishi and taka are forced to acknowledge the p. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Mishi and taka live each day of their lives with the shadow of death lurking behind. The storyline is unique and those who are fascinated with the east asia or japanese culture, as well as fantasy fiction novels, this book by virginia mcclain will. These girls live in a world where kisoshi, powerful continue reading traitors. Before moving to winnipeg with her husband and dog, she had lived and. Today im excited to have author virginia mcclain on the sundays author spotlight. May 05, 2015 virginia mcclain is the author of blades edge and rain on a summer afternoon.
Exploring a world ripe for the picking, be comes off as a novel out of its time, but in a good way, creating a sort of mysticism not often seen in todays literary landscape. I cautiously celebrate with an uncautious amount of booze that would put bojack horseman to shame. Being a published and popular author sounds thrilling and glamorous enough on its own. An independently produced fantasy novel, featuring. Before moving to winnipeg with her husband and dog, she had lived and survived an earthquake in japan. But when we looked at virginia mcclains bio, we discovered that her writing accomplishments such as being a finalist in the 2017 wishing shelf book awards arent the only things that get her blood racing and her adrenaline pumping. Blades edge chronicles of gensokai book 1 kindle edition by mcclain, virginia. An independently produced fantasy novel, featuring badass female main characters, inspired by feudal. Well this was wonderful to read, a great coming of age book, with great world building and character development as the story went along. Apr 06, 2020 all told, i liked blades edge but i didnt love it.
Well this was wonderful to read, a great coming of age book, with great world building. As a way to generate more buzz for the launch of the second book i am trying to attract more attention to the first book. Virginia mcclain has a fluid writing style that is so easy to read. The book was selfpublished by the author on january 23rd, 2015 and is available as an e book. Jan 23, 2015 this netgalley listing is the start of a relaunch of blades edge for its 1 year anniversary. Recently, i read a wonderful fantasy book entitled blades edge by virginia mcclain. This is the start of my author interview series, i hope i can maintain a steady flow of them at least until the end of the year.
Traitors hope is quite a long novel and im not familiar with the japanese wordsterms, but the author included a glossary of terms in the beginning of the book for easy access. Buy blades edge chronicles of gensokai by mcclain, virginia isbn. Broken crossroads knights of the shadows 1 by patrick leclerc. Posted by virginia mcclain on july 20, 2019 july 20, 2019. Cover art and design is provided by juan carlos barquet. Traitors hope by virginia mcclain bibliophage philippines. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This netgalley listing is the start of a relaunch of blades edge for its 1 year anniversary. I have a lot of faith in the quality of the book itself, ive gotten a lot of positive feedback from total strangers as well as people i know and love and.
Virginia mcclain is the author of blades edge and rain on a summer afternoon. Jan 24, 2016 anyway, all that is to say that i think blades edge is doing pretty well one year out. Traitors hope virginia mcclain 97819745936 netgalley. They have ruled and protected the people of gensokai for over a thousand years. This fastpaced, intense ya novel was a thrilling read. It was the gorgeous cover and the intriguing blurb that encouraged me to give this book a try. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blades edge chronicles of gensokai book 1. The book is about two young girls living in an orphanage who have powers that they must hide.
Order blades edge over here official author information. I think that some people will definitely enjoy their time with it though, and its worth a read if you like ya with strong female characters, or samurai with magic. This also means that the following books have been eliminated. The struggle to hide the elemental powers that mark the two girls as kisoshi separates them from the other orphans, yet forges a deep bond between them. If you enjoyed blade s edge and traitor s hope and are looking for more asian inspired fantasy, this series would be an excellent choice. Oct 11, 2018 mishi and taka live each day of their lives with the shadow of death lurking behind them.
The characters are well developed, plot intricate and the setting influenced by japan. Some of you may have seen her book, blades edge received a 910 and a spot in the spfbo5 finals from qwillery theres a sequel out to blades edge. The struggle to hide the elemental powers that mark the two girls as kisoshi separates them from the other orphans, yet forges a deep bond between. The qwillery is pleased to announce our second semifinalist.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blades edge chronicles of gensokai book. Ive read jc kangs other series in this same world and its. The kisoshi, elite warriors with elemental powers, have served. The kisoshi are elite warriors with elemental powers. An independent novel by virginia mcclain kickstarter. Anyway, all that is to say that i think blades edge is doing pretty well one year out.
They eventually become separated and the story follows each of their lives. The first in the series, blades edge tells the story of mishi and taka. Virginia mcclain is an author of fictions, an explorer of the outdoors, and an adventurer of worlds both real and imaginary. Her debut novel, blades edge, was a finalist for the wishing shelf book. Virginia writes fantasy and science fiction novels.
We are super excited to announce the schedule for the traitors hope blog tour which begins on monday, october 9th. The selfpublished fantasy blog off is hosted by none other than mark lawrence, author of the broken empire, the red queens war, the book of ancestor and impossible times trilogies. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read blades edge. Virginia thinks dangling from the tops of hundred foot cliffs is a good time. Blades edge by virginia mcclain is a deeply immersive secondary world fantasy that tells the story of two young girls growing up with magic in a world where magic is forbidden to them.